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Announcing Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS,
codenamed "Dapper Drake". This release includes both installable
Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several
architectures, for Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu.

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a
fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of
excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can
imagine available with a few clicks from a global network of mirrors,
and professional commercial technical support from Canonical Ltd and
hundreds of other companies around the world.

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS will be the first Ubuntu release with a long-term
support cycle: free security updates and commercial technical support
will be available for three years on the desktop, and five years on
the server.

* Easy access to power management settings with GNOME Power
Manager (Ubuntu)

* Improved support for video playback

* Optional NetworkManager for convenient roaming between different
wireless and wired networks

* OpenOffice.org 2.0.2, X.org 7.0

* Support for ongoing translation updates throughout the life of
this release, for all supported desktop environments

On the Server

* New kernels targeted at server platforms. The server kernels are
tuned differently than the desktop kernels (providing better
performance for server applications).

* Both low-end and "big iron" server kernels. The low-end
server kernel is generic, and should work on the same equipment
that the desktop kernel runs on. The high-end server kernel is
geared towards systems with greater than 8 CPUs (ES7000 / Summit
/ BIGSMP).

* The system PATH is now set in exactly one place, /etc/environment, for
convenient administration

As always, Ubuntu includes the very best of the 100% Free / Libre
application software world, and each new release incorporates
countless new features and bugfixes from the global development
community. More detailed release notes are at